Timothy Malcolm

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A New York pizza chain is invading Texas, opening its first location in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex this week. More are on the way. vchal/Getty ImagesThe pizza in Texas is better than ever these days. Houston has stalwarts like Pizaro's mixed in with hotshots like Nonno's and Gold Tooth Tony's. Austin is known for Home Slice and underrated spots like Little Deli. In the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, you've got big timers SauceBros plus the big flavors of the Detroit-style Thunderbird.

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Galveston, Texas, is notorious to many for its Gulf of Mexico water that looks, eh, uh, a little, eh, brown? But what's the deal with that? Getty ImagesGrowing up, my summers were spent visiting the Jersey Shore, the beach-filled coastline of New Jersey along the Atlantic Ocean (no, I don't personally know Snooki). No matter where I went, whether it was Beach Haven, Ocean City or Wildwood, the Atlantic would welcome me with its sparkling bluish-green hue. It wasn't perfect, but it wasn't bad either.

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McKinney, Texas, has seen a gradual increase of population growth over the years. A JW Marriott Resort Hotel is being planned for the city north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Jacob Boomsma/Getty ImagesTexas' suburbs are booming. Just drive 20-40 miles outside a metropolitan center and you'll see large-scale developments with condominiums and single-family homes, retail centers and plenty of hotels.

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In early March 1993, and for the 14th consecutive week, Whitney Houston's recording of Dolly Parton's iconic torch song "I Will Always Love You" topped the Billboard Hot 100. The song tells the story of a relationship in which both parties understand they must amicably split. Parton wrote it in 1973 as a platonic love letter to her business partner Porter Wagoner while she prepared to break out into solo stardom. Houston sang it nearly 20 years later like the ultimate breakup record.

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Sometimes a mail carrier has to get out and confront a dog, and according to the USPS, one Texas city is near the top of the list of carrier dog bites. Byrdyak/Getty Images/iStockphotoLike fearing quicksand and trying to avoid the Bermuda Triangle, you may think dogs chasing mail carriers was something from the past. But no, dogs actually chase and bite mail carriers, and the U.S. Postal Service has the data to prove it.